Store-fixture.



J. G.,LUNDY. STORE FIXTURE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY31, 1912.

Patented Oct. 7, 1913.

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J. G. LUND'Y.

STORE FIXTURE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 31, 1912.

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JOSEPH G. LUNDY, OF EVERGREEN, ALABAMA, ASSIGNOR 0F ONE-HALF '10 ROBERT F. GROOM, OF EVERGREEN, ALABAMA.

STORE-FIXTURE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. '7, 1913.

Application filed July 31, 1912. Serial No. 712,426.

ments in store fixtures, and has for its object to produce a device of this character so constructed that a scale may be moved backward and forward upon the counter to position the same under any one of a plurality of raised bins.

A further object of the invention is to provide means whereby a scale may be adjusted vertically so that bags of different capacities may be conveniently positioned for filling directly under any of the bins.

With these and other objects in view, this invention resides in the novel features of construction, formations, combinations and arrangements of parts to be hereinafter more fully described, claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which F igure 1 is an elevation of a counter showing the device in position thereon. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view. Fig. 3 is a front elevation of the device, partly in section. Fig. i is a similar view to Fig. 1, but a modified form of the invention. Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. 1. but also of a modified form. Fig. 6 is a longitudinal sectio-nal view through the counter.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral 1 designates a section of a counter which has formed therein a longitudinal groove 2. Arranged in convenient relation above the counter is the discharge spouts 3 of a plurality of bins 4:, said spouts being equipped with cut-offs 5 to regulate the flow of ma terial from the bins. Adapted for longitudinal travel upon the counter 1 is a carriage 6 which consists of sides 7 and ends 8. Secured in spaced parallel relation with both sides 7 are supplemental sides 9, the ends of which contact with the sides 7, thus forming a closed groove 10. A pair of axles 11 have their ends secured in the sides 7 and 9, thus being arranged transversely of the groove 10. Pivotally mounted upon the axle 11 are wheels 12 which are adapted to roll upon the counter and upon opposite sides of the groove 2 formed therein, thus permitting the carriage to travel longitudinally upon the counter.

The carriage consists of a top 13, the same being secured to the upper edges of the sides 7 and 9, and ends 8, said top having formed in its central portion a slot 14. Adapted for vertical adjustment in the slot 14- is a rack bar 15, upon the upper end of which is secured a platform 16 for supporting a scale 17, of any well known form.

Mounted upon the top 13 and upon side thereof is a plate 18, said plate having a box 19 which is in alinement with a similar box 20 mounted upon the upper edges of the plates 21. Journaled in the boxes 19 and 20 is a shaft 22, said shaft having fixed thereto near its outer end a ratchet wheel 23. Upon the extreme outer end of the shaft is connected a crank 24, which is operable to rotate the shaft and thus the pinion 25, which is fixed near the inner end of the shaft, and is in mesh with rack bar 15. Thus it will be seen that when the shaft 22 is rotated corresponding movement is imparted to the pinion 25, thus raising or lowering the platform 16, as the occasion may require.

To prevent any undue lateral movement of the rack bar 15, a plate 26 is secured to the inner ends of the plate 20. To hold the rack bar in any of its adjusted positions a gravity pawl 27 is pivotally connected to the plate 18. For conveniently withdrawing the pawl fro-m engagement with the ratchet wheel a lever 28 is provided, and is formed from a single sheet of metal and is so bent as to produce a horizontal portion 29, which rocks the perforation 30 formed in the plate 18. The portion 29 terminates in an arm 31 near the upper end of which is connected the inner ends of a link 32, the other end of which is similarly connected to the pawl 27.

Extending from the ends 8 of the carriage are guide bars 33 which slide in the slot 2 and have friction wheels 34 connected to the opposite sides, said wheels being adapted to engage the undersurface of the counter adjacent the slot, thus not only guiding the carriage, but also serving to prevent accidental displacement of the same. From this construction it will be seen that the carriage may be moved from under one bin to another, and that upon adjustment of the rack bar 15, bags of different heights may be placed upon the scale and the same raised and lowered toward or away from the spout of the bins.

In the modified form of the invention the construction of the carriage is identical to that of the preferred form, and in lieu of the rack bar 15 and pinion 25, a bar 35 is provided, the lower end of which is bifurcated, the furcat-ions 36 being adapted to support the opposite ends of an axle 37 upon which is rotatably mounted a grooved pulley 38.

Secured to the under surface of the top 13 isa screw eye 39 to which is connected one end of a cord 40, the other end of which is secured to a Windlass ll mounted upon the top '13 in a manner similar to theshaft 22 of the preferred form, said Windlass being operable to wind or unwind the cord When it is desired to raise or lower the scale.

What is claimed is:

1. In a device of the class described, the combination with a counter, of a carriage adapted for travel thereon, a vertically adjustable bar carried by the carriage, a scale supporting platform mounted on the upper end of bar, and means for adjusting said bar.

2. In a device of the class described, the combination with a counter having a longitudinal groove formed therein, of a wheel supported carriage adapted for travel upon the counter, a rack bar passing through the carriage and groove of the counter, a scale supporting platform fixed to the upper end of said bar, a shaft arranged transversely of the carriage, a pinion fixed to the shaft and adapted to mesh with the rack bar, a crank on the shaft, said crank being operable to rotate the shaft to raise or lower said platform, means for holding the rack bar in ad justed positions, as and for the purposes set forth.

3. In a device of the class described, the combination with a counter having a longitudinal groove formed therein, of a carriage having wheels for engaging the counter at opposite sides of the groove, a rack bar passing through the carriage, and groove, a scale supporting platform mounted on the upper end of said bar, guide bars mounted upon the ends of the carriage and adapted for travel in the groove, friction wheels mounted on the lower ends of the guide bars and adapted to bear against the under surface of the counter, a shaft arranged transversely of the carriage, a pinion fixed thereto for meshing with the rack bar, a ratchet wheel fixed to the shaft, a gravity pawl carried by the carriage for engaging said ratchet, a crank for rotating the shaft to raise or lower the rack bar so as to position the scale supporting platform at different height said pawl serving to hold the bar in any of its adjusted positions, as and for the purposes set forth.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOSEPH e. LUNDY.

Witnesses I w JOHN H. CROOK, GEORGE R. FABNHAM.

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